Newsletter 2006-07 Season
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Results

‘Head of the River’ thriller!!
The Head of the River regatta was held at Lake Barrington on Saturday with students performing very well to win the Junior Co-ed shield and come second in the Open Co-ed shield.

Madeline O’Connor is to be congratulated on convincingly winning the Open girls’ single scull event.

The highlights was the Open Eights races at the end of the day, the culmination of months of hard work by both crews.  The girls, coached by Barry Townsend, came 4^th in a hard fought race. 

In the boys’ event, Hutchins led all the way until the 1750m mark, when the boys followed coach Ken Davey’s race plan and put in a massive effort to draw level and then overtake their southern rival.  A very excited crowd of spectators watched as race favourite, Grammar, followed and both crews lifted their rating again for the final 100m.

In a heart-stopping finish, the boys dug deep and under the superb guidance of cox, Alice Tremayne, were drawing away at the end, maintaining their lead to win by half a boat length.  Their extraordinary efforts enabled the school to win its first Head of the River trophy in ten years.  All crews and coaches are to be congratulated on their efforts on Saturday, at times in quite adverse conditions.

Mrs Jane Burbury, Teacher-in-Charge of Rowing